Growth Metrics

American Public Education (APEI) FCF Payout Ratio (2023 - 2025)

Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 40.28% to 0.13 in Q2 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.02 through Mar 2026, down 85.22% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.06 for FY2025, 72.62% down from the prior year.

American Public Education's FCF Payout Ratio history spans 3 years, with the latest figure at 0.13 for Q2 2025.

  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.13 for Q2 2025, up from 0.04 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.21 in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.83 in Q4 2024.
  • The 3-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.11 (2023), against an average of 0.0.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Payout Ratio was 122.81% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 306.92% in 2024.
  • American Public Education's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.2 in 2023, then tumbled by 306.92% to 0.83 in 2024, then skyrocketed by 115.16% to 0.13 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for APEI's FCF Payout Ratio are 0.13 (Q2 2025), 0.04 (Q1 2025), and 0.83 (Q4 2024).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.17
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.00
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn -
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 0.15
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn -
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 0.18
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -
10 American Public Education 943.17 Mn 722.17 Mn 100.11 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2025 0.13
Mar 31, 2025 0.04
Dec 31, 2024 -0.83
Sep 30, 2024 0.20
Jun 30, 2024 0.21
Mar 31, 2024 0.11
Dec 31, 2023 -0.20
Sep 30, 2023 0.09
Jun 30, 2023 0.12
Mar 31, 2023 0.15